Teacher Resources
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1. The website the students will be using is PBS Kids' Stories

Folk Tales and Fables. (n.d.). PBS Kids. Retrieved April 21, 2011, from pbskids.org/lions/stories/

2. To assess summarizing strategies, visit Writing: Summarizing and Note Taking

Writing: Summarizing and Note Taking - eThemes. (n.d.). eThemes. Retrieved April 22, 2011, from http://ethemes.missouri.edu/themes/1281

3. For strategies on teaching how to decode words and read for meaning visit Your Third Grader and Reading

Your Third-Grader and Reading - Academic skills | GreatSchools. (n.d.). GreatSchools - Public and Private School Ratings, Reviews and Parent Community. Retrieved April 22, 2011, from http://www.greatschools.org/students/academic-skills/236-third-grade-reading.gs?page=1

4. To learn the seven strategies of reading comprehension, visit What Are the Seven Reading Comprehension Strategies
 What Are the Seven Reading Comprehension Strategies?. (n.d.). Choice Literacy - Resources for K-12 Literacy Coaches and Teachers. Retrieved April 22, 2011, from http://www.choiceliteracy.com/public/144.cfm

5. Another great website that offers some reading comprehension strategies is Comprehension Strategies
Comprehension Strategies - Making connections, questioning, inferring, determining importance, and more. (n.d.). Busy Teacher's Cafe - A K-6 site for busy teachers like you! . Retrieved April 22, 2011, from http://www.busyteacherscafe.com/literacy/comprehension_strategies.html

6. For some exercises on summarizing strategies, you can visit Make A Long Story Short

TV411 - Make a Long Story Short . (n.d.). TV411 - Tune In To Learning. Retrieved April 22, 2011, from http://www.tv411.org/lessons/cfm/reading.cfm?str=reading&num=6&act=2&que=1

7. For very basic elementary level note taking rules, visit Elementary: How to Take Notes

OPENC: Elementary: How to Take Notes. (n.d.). Oregon Public Education Network Clearinghouse (OPENC). Retrieved April 22, 2011, from http://www.openc.k12.or.us/citeintro/elementary/takenotes/

8. Another great website that offers useful tips is Summarizing and Note Taking

Hill, J. D., & Flynn, K. M. (n.d.). Summarizing and Note Taking. Membership, policy, and professional development for educators – ASCD. Retrieved April 22, 2011, from http://www.ascd.org/publications/books/106009/chapters/Summarizing-and-Note-Taking.aspx